Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found Note the 2 x reversed ‘N’s. Robert and William Horn, Garscadden and  Yoker Brick Works, Glasgow. . . .  

Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Bell, Hornsby & Co. 197 Pollokshaws Rd; brickfields, Polmadie, Glasgow, Langlands, Govan, Blairdardie, Duntocher. . . . .

Stevenson Bros – Brickmakers, Millcroft and Polmadie Brickfields, Rutherglen rd.; also Garscadden Brick and Tile Works, Drumchapel. Garscadden Brick and Tile Works run by Robert & William Horn of Yoker (died 1875 and 1896 respectively) and latterly run as Blairdardie Brick & Tile Works by the Stevensons at Lock 35 on the Forth and Clyde Canal closed…

Found in Glasgow by Michael Fallone. Stevenson Bros –  Brickmakers, Millcroft and Polmadie Brickfields, Rutherglen rd.; also Garscadden Brick and Tile Works, Drumchapel. . . . .

Below  – abridgements for 3 wills relating to William Horn, Robert Horn and James Horn. The first dates are the date of the will being open Robert Horn, 13/07/1875 Brick and tile manufacturers, Garscadden. Resided at Thirdpart Mill, Parish of New Kilpatrick, Dunbarton County of Dumbarton Sheriff Court SC65/34/20 James Horn 25/08/1886 Brick and tile…

This magnificent example is the the possession of the National Museum Scotland Collection Centre, Edinburgh. Thomas Gilmour, Kilchattan Tile and Brickworks, Kingarth, Isle of Bute. . . .    

Found by Andrew Gemmell in the Milngavie, Glasgow area. Robert and William Horn, Garscadden and  Yoker Brick Works,  Glasgow . . . . The lettering is slightly ‘thicker’ than this other version I have.  

Garscadden Brick and Tile Works, Canal Bank, Bowling, Glasgow. Written by Eric Flack and reproduced by kind permission.  It is a fascinating read  – “The manufacture of bricks was another local industry in which two of the brickworks produced terracotta type bricks from locally dug clay. These were Horne’s at Elderslie Dry Dock at the…

Found by Andrew Gemmell in the Milngavie area, Glasgow. Note the N or Horn looks like it was never stamped. Robert and William Horn, Garscadden and  Yoker Brick Works,  Glasgow. . . .  

Chapter Five  – Brick and Field drain Works – Written by Eric Flack and reproduced by kind permission.  It is a fascinating read. Another local industry was the manufacture of bricks. Three of the local brickwork’s produced terracotta type bricks and field tiles or drains in updraught kilns from locally dug red clay. These were Horn’s which…